Paedophile no longer threat, court told

Former TV host and convicted paedophile Ric Marshall is no longer a threat to the community and should be shown mercy on his latest charges, the South Australian Supreme Court has been told.

Marshall, 84, was accused of molesting four victims in the 1970s but found not guilty due to mental incompetence of nine counts of buggery, two of indecent assault and one of unlawful sexual intercourse.

He is serving a six-and-a-half-year home detention after being found mentally unfit to stand trial in a separate case in 2007.

Marshall was not in the Supreme Court as his lawyer, Greg Mead, told the hearing his client would complete the order next year, but had not offended since 1976 and was no longer a threat to the community.

He spoke of Marshall's reduced mobility and agoraphobia.

Justice Kevin Nicholson will set a limiting term and any licence conditions next month.

A victim, who asked to be referred to as "Bob", said he would not be getting justice from the court proceedings.

"He's (Marshall's) always been in trouble for doing the wrong thing, so now because it's to do with people from 30-odd years ago there seems to be this opinion of 'Oh well, it doesn't really matter does it?' You call that justice? I don't," he said.

"I don't think you can broadcast what I think should be done to him. But I don't think he should be sitting at home with people at his lap looking after his every need at his beck and call.

"His lawyer is saying he's got agoraphobia because he was recorded in the backyard (by media crews). Well tough! I've lived my life under a shadow of being sexually raped by the guy. That's tough for me, isn't it? Well, I'd like to see something tough for him."